November 7, 1999
Some of the projected features include:
Josh has a team of 2 other people working with him on graphics and html pages
, but he is the only programmer.
RA 2.60 had been targeted to be released last month, but due to other
priorities the release date has been postponed to December, 1999.
Last month we mentioned that Pat Clawson stated "the free ride is over"
for Proboard Sysops, as the Y2K version will now be a commercial
product. Since then, Pat has stated that there are no plans of continuing
Proboard beyond the Y2K update, and their future software projects will
not be targeted at BBS Sysops. Clawson has accused Sysops of being
dishonest, and says they would rather flame then build. Many long
time ProBoard sysops want nothing more do to with PB and its new owner.
If you have any additional BBS related news, please send to mike@pcmicro.com
Hollywood Rose BBS News:
Josh Einstein is currently developing a Web BBS designed specificly
to run under MS IIS web server, usiing open technology such as ActiveX
and microsoft scripting. It will support both HTML interface and also
a remote client application. The project will be known as the "Hollywood
Rose BBS".
The majority of the work will be in compiled DLL's written in Visual Basic.
Active Server Pages will serve as the default "screens" that we are used to
expecting in traditional BBS packages. An added effect to using ASP over ANSI
is that the sysop can incorporate scripting into the pages as well (both client
AND server).
WinServer(WildCat5) News:
Hector Santos released another AUP update for Wilcat BBS this month,
offering file following enhancments:
These bug fixes are available only to the Wildcat sysops on the AUP update program ($149 per year/$34.95 per month).
http://www.santronics.com
COM/IP News:
Tactical Software has ended the special Sysop discount price of $50 for
COM/IP, their Virtual Modem/Telnet driver for Windows 95/98/NT/2K, which
they have offered since June 1999. Now sysops wanting to register must
pay the full $75 retail price for COM/IP.
http://www.tacticalsoftware.com/
RemoteAccess News:
Bruce Morse has finally released the
Y2K Structural changes and developer notes for the upcoming RemoteAccess
2.60. These changes will add four digit date fields to the following files:
USERS.BBS, TIMELOG.BBS, EVENTS.RA, and the MENU files. Third Party software
developers are urged to download and review the new structures and notes to
make sure their products are complient with the upcoming release.
http://www.ra-pro.com
ProBoard News:
Beta testers are still waiting to test the long awaited Y2K fix for
Proboard BBS, and they are being told they should have it this week.
http://www.telegrafix.com